Receptacle



SePt- 11, 1934- l. M. JOHNSON 1,973,682

RECEPTAGLE Filed. Nov. 23, 1953 20 19 e V155 'e5 F v llumllmlnmmln||||Hl||l|||l Mmm@ 7,8 mmww l 17 Hlll lIIlHH lllllll 20 z zo' PatentedSept. 11, 1934 PATeNr oFFlcE- rs'iacsz v RECEPTACLE" Iver M. Johnson,Attleboro, Mass., assigner to Evans Case Company, NorthA Attleboro,Mass., a corporation of .Massachusetts Application November 23, 1933,Serial No.' 699,446

' 1o claims. (o1. 20e-41) The invention relates generally to receptacleswhich may be adapted for` use for any purpose. The invention isparticularly adaptable to cigarette cases and it will be described inits applica- 4; tion thereto. y One common type of cigarette case whichis carried in the pocket or handbag includes two members hinged togetherso that when they are closed the cigarettes are entirely enclosed and mprotected but when they are open the cigarettes are available forwithdrawal and use. The cigarettes may be held imposition in the opencase by a spring pressed arm resting against them. Ordinarily thecigarette must be bent or deformed to withdraw it or the arm-itself mustbe released or raised thus freeing all of the'cigarettes held by it andtending to allow themto become disarranged or in disorder. Y It is apurpose of the present invention to overcome `this defect.

Such articles which are in more or less constant use andare constantlycarried about are preferably ornamented and made acceptable to the eye.This may be done by plating, painting, engraving, enamelling, settingwith various materials or other treatments. In general the treatments ofthe various portions of the article must be harmonious and they must beof such a character-thatthe application of one treatment t one portionof the article will not interfere with 30 the application of` thetreatment toany other portion of the article. This places certainlimitations uponthe character of treatment to be given to an article orat least makes the treatment diiiicult and expensive. Obviously if por-35 tions of an article are to be ,enamelled, for instance no otherportion of the article at the time the enamelling is made can beef acharacter to be harmed or vdeformed by the temperaturesrequired tofinish the. enamel. It is a purpose of 40 the present invention toprovide greater freedom in variations of ornamentation applied tovarious portions of lsuch any article,

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is' a plan view of an openedcigarette case illustrating 45 the invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection through one of the members of the cigarette case. Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragmentary plan View of one end of a member expanded, aportion being shown in section to illustrate the construction. Fig. 4 isa fragmentary transverse section of a closed cigarette case illustratingthe catch and the keeper adapted to hold the two members. closed. Fig. 5is a transverse section of a case partially opened. The cigarette casecomprises two members g and 11 hinged together at 12 along one of theirsides. Cigarettes 13 are shown in Fig. 1 held in place by. hingedarms`14 and 15 which are held against vthe cigarettes; by the ends of acoil spring 16 carried by the pintle of the hinge 12. Two of thevcigarettes are shown out of position to illustrate a phase of theinvention to be referred tolater. A catch 1,7 of `resilient material isfastened to the edge of the member 10 and when ^thecase is closed thecatch 17 engages a keeper 18 here shown as alturned in portion integralwith. the member 11. In the operation which makes the shell blank, thekeeper or catch lip 18 is formedY turned outward and a subsequent'squeezing operation turns the lip inward to act asa catch lwithoutleaving any surplus of stock and eliminates the necessity of using apinned on catch piece which may cause the head of the pin to show on theoutside of the finished case.

At the` upper `end of the member 10 and the opposite or lower end of themember A11 is secured an end piece 19 which is provided with an inturnedcorner 20 against which the' corresponding end of the member V10 or 11seats and toy which it is fastened. It will4 be understood that the endpiece 19 is fastened throughout one half of its contour to themember 10or 11. The other half of the seat 20 forms a seat against which the freeend of the member 10 or 11 engages when thecase is closed. Thisisclearly shown in Fig.V 5; As'illustrated in Fig. 3 the end pieces v19may be inserted and fastened in Place in the members V10 and 11. Thiscompletes the interior of the cigarette case the end pieces 19 formingseats against which the cigarettes'in the members 10 and 11 may seat orbe aligned. 4The opposite ends of the members 10 and 11, `being thelowerend of 10 and the upper end of 11'` as illustrated in Fig. 1, are plain,smooth.andunobstructed and they are formed to `fit against thev seat 20Vbut providing no obstructionto the withdrawal of cigarettes. Asillustrated in Fig. 1 the cigarette 13a may be freely withdrawn downwardfrom itsplace in the member 10 and this Without necessarily releasingthe holding arm 14 or otherwise disturbing the other cigarettes in themember 10. the cigarettes in the member 11 as illustrated at 13b in Fig.1 may be withdrawn upward, over and through the smooth unobstructed endof the member 11 even without lifting or releasing the arm 15 andwithout disturbing the other cigarettes in the member 11. 'I'his allowscigarettes in the two sides of the case to be withdrawn in oppositedirections and since the open ends of the members 10 and 11 are smoothand unobstructed the ciga- Likewise any of rette being Withdrawn neednot be bent, deflected, deformed or otherwise damaged or injured.

In addition to the seat 20 provided on the end pieces 19 there is anupturned surrounding edge 21 which may be employed to receive a member22 which after being inserted may be held in place by rolled in edges 23as indicated more clearly in Fig. 2. The member 22 obviously may be ofthe vsame material as the rest of the cigarette case or itmay be of adifferent material. It may carry any suitable device or may be decoratedto match the rest of the cigarette case or it may be decoratedtocontrast or harmonize with the rest of the cigarette case. from the restof the cigarette case may' be treated in any suitable way, it may becovered with` enamel or cloisonn or any other ldesired orna-z. mentationwhich may require a treatmentwhich may not be necessary for the rest ofthe case or which may be deleterious to the rest of the case. The piece22 might be of precious metals or of mother-of-pearl orof any othersuitable or desired material and may be surely inserted in place intheend of the case by'merely rolling in the edge 23 which beinga simpleoperation Will not injure or destroy the piece 22 or the ornamentationcarried by it. It will bek obvious that the end piece 19 not only closesthe end ofthe box' and also forms a flat seat against which thecigarettes may rest' but also forms a seating for an ornamental endpiece. .As illustrated the inner portion of the end 19 is flat so as toform a smooth at seat for the cigarettesand the outer piece22 may be ofany suitable or desired formand may be provided with or form part of anydesired ornamentation or other device but is shown curved to form acomfortable desired external end. Y

The invention is not limited to the specific details shown as to form,shape, proportions etc. but may be embodied in various other structures.I claim as my invention: 1. A cigarette casecomprising two members eachadapted to receive and hold cigarettes, a

` hinge between the members allowing them to close and bring the sidesholding the cigarettes facing each other, anend piece on one end of eachmember againstv which the cigarettes may rest and each having a seatagainst which the end of ,the other member rests when the case isclosed, andeach member having a smooth unclosed and unobstructed endopposite its end piece.

. 2;A cigarette case comprising two members each adapted to receive andhold cigarettes, a spring held hinged arm oneach member overlying thecigarettes and holding them vin place, a hinge betweenthe membersallowing them to close and bringthe sides holding the cigarettes facingeach other, a latch on the engaging edge of one member, an integralinturned keeper for the latch on the adjacent edge'o'f ythe other.member, an end piece on one end of each member The piece 22beingj'separateinitially i' "ing anupturned edge on a wall of thereceptacle vone edge of which is normally free and a separate againstwhich the cigarettes may rest and each having a seat against which theend of the other member rests when the case is closed, each memberhaving a smooth unclosed and unobstructed end opposite its end piece, anupset seat in each end piece, a separate piece of material in the seat,anda rolled in edge holding the piece in its seat.

3. A section ofy a receptacle comprising an upset portion for attachmentto another section of the V.receptacle and forming a seat for a thirdcooperating section of the receptacle and an upturned border adaptedwhen rolled in to receive and hold in place a separate member.

- 4.-Means for decorating a receptacle comprisornament element on thewall and held in place by rolling in the upturned edge.

5'. A' section of a receptacle comprising an upset portion a part ofwhich is for attachment to another section of the receptacle and therest of which vforms a seat for a third cooperating section of theYreceptacle,"andv an upturned border adapted` when rolledin'to receiveand hold in place a separate member. I

6. A cigarette case comprising two members each adapted to receive andhold cigarettes, each member having at one end a seat against which thecigarettes may rest, an upturned edge on the seat and a separateornament on the seat held in'place'by rolling in the upturned edge.

7. A cigarette case comprising two members each adapted to receivev andhold cigarettes, each member having at vone end a seat against which thecigarettes may rest, the seatalso comprising a seat for the other memberof the receptacle and an upturned border adaptedwhen rolled in toreceive and hold in place a separate member.

8. A cigarette case comprising two members hinged together to vform thecase each adapted to receive Yand hold cigarettes, each member having atone end a seat against which the cigarettes may rest, said seat havingintegral means on its outer side to receive and hold a separate memberand each member being smooth, unclosed and unobstructed vat the endopposite its seat.

9. A cigarette case comprising two members hinged together to form thecase, one member adapted to receive and hold cigarettes and having atVone end a seat against which the cigarettes may rest, said seat havingintegral means on its outerside to receive and hold a separate member.

l0. A cigarette case comprising two members hinged together toform thecase, one member adapted to receive and hold cigarettes and having atone end a seat against which the cigarettes may rest, said seat havingintegral means on its outer side' to receive and hold a separate memberand being smooth, unclosed and unobstructed at the end opposite itsseat.

Ivnn M. JOHNSON.

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